孤gu1寒hon4

English

1. alone and poor
2. unwilling to give, share or spend what one has; mean; stingy; miserly
3. humble
4. (Cantonese) miserly

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 唔肯將自己嘅嘢畀人、分享或者使

Examples

• 唔好咁孤寒啦。

  Don't be stingy.

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• 喂，唔好咁孤寒啦。

  C'mon man, don't be stingy.

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• 你咁孤寒㗎，十蚊都唔肯捐！

  You won't even donate ten dollars? How stingy!

• 從前，村裏面住咗一個孤寒嘅阿伯。

  Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village.

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• 賺到錢就應該花，氹下自己開心，唔好孤寒自己。

  When you make money, you should spend it and make yourself happy. Don't be stingy to yourself.